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Metaphor in Focus
Philosophical Perspectives on Metaphor Use
This philosophical guide on metaphor use bridges the gap between theoretical and empirical research. It analyses the role of metaphor across diverse domains, presenting interdisciplinary connections with linguistics, cognitive science, economics, and more.
This philosophical guide on metaphor use bridges the gap between theoretical and empirical research. It analyses the role of metaphor across diverse domains, presenting interdisciplinary connections with linguistics, cognitive science, economics, and more.
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Reverberations of Silence
Silenced Texts, Sub-Texts and Authors in Literature, Language and Translation
Silence results from oppression, censorship, and trauma. Its provocative nature demands interpretation. This collection of scholarly essays offers answers by reading silence in literature and linguistics, from Renaissance texts to modern speech.
Silence results from oppression, censorship, and trauma. Its provocative nature demands interpretation. This collection of scholarly essays offers answers by reading silence in literature and linguistics, from Renaissance texts to modern speech.
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Language Politics under Colonialism
Caste, Class and Language Pedagogy in Western India
This book explores the interplay between caste power and colonialism in Western India. It offers a nuanced understanding of the collusive role indigenous elites played to preserve their dominance, strengthening the colonial regime without altering existing hierarchies.
This book explores the interplay between caste power and colonialism in Western India. It offers a nuanced understanding of the collusive role indigenous elites played to preserve their dominance, strengthening the colonial regime without altering existing hierarchies.
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This book presents a panorama of language policy in the Mediterranean. It explores international law, bilingual education, language revival, and the issue of feminization in languages like French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek. An excellent source for scholars.
This book presents a panorama of language policy in the Mediterranean. It explores international law, bilingual education, language revival, and the issue of feminization in languages like French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek. An excellent source for scholars.
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Assessing Pragmatic Competence in the Japanese EFL Context
Towards the Learning of Listener Responses
Examines how Japanese and American listening styles can cause miscommunication and investigates if listener responses can be taught, providing language teachers with practical classroom strategies.
Examines how Japanese and American listening styles can cause miscommunication and investigates if listener responses can be taught, providing language teachers with practical classroom strategies.
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This collection of papers explores interfaces in language, including diachronic and synchronic approaches, generative and non-generative frameworks, as well as typological and theory-driven perspectives. The result is a truly eclectic mix.
This collection of papers explores interfaces in language, including diachronic and synchronic approaches, generative and non-generative frameworks, as well as typological and theory-driven perspectives. The result is a truly eclectic mix.
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Periphrasis, Replacement and Renewal
Studies in English Historical Linguistics
This volume blends synchronic theory and diachronic investigations, offering novel insights on the evolution of English and solutions to persistent analytical problems. It will appeal to linguists interested in language change and grammatical theory.
This volume blends synchronic theory and diachronic investigations, offering novel insights on the evolution of English and solutions to persistent analytical problems. It will appeal to linguists interested in language change and grammatical theory.
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This volume offers a complete view of Historical English Corpora studies in Spain. The first part describes new projects from Spanish universities, while the second includes findings from scholars using this new material and more traditional corpora.
This volume offers a complete view of Historical English Corpora studies in Spain. The first part describes new projects from Spanish universities, while the second includes findings from scholars using this new material and more traditional corpora.
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(M)Other Tongues
Literary Reflexions on a Difficult Distinction
The differentiation between languages is both necessary and impossible. Literary texts question this distinction, revealing the inherent strangeness of one’s own mother tongue. What separates the mother tongue from other tongues is a precise uncertainty.
The differentiation between languages is both necessary and impossible. Literary texts question this distinction, revealing the inherent strangeness of one’s own mother tongue. What separates the mother tongue from other tongues is a precise uncertainty.
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Emotions from a Bilingual Point of View
Personality and Emotional Intelligence in Relation to Perception and Expression of Emotions in the L1 and L2
This book explores the influence of personality and emotional intelligence on second language learning. It is the first systematic exploration of the role of emotional intelligence and offers new insights into how personality affects specific language skills.
This book explores the influence of personality and emotional intelligence on second language learning. It is the first systematic exploration of the role of emotional intelligence and offers new insights into how personality affects specific language skills.
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This volume explores the dynamic process of interaction. Authors examine how participants understand each other through various semiotic codes in translation, education, arts, and literature, offering inspiring topics for researchers and students.
This volume explores the dynamic process of interaction. Authors examine how participants understand each other through various semiotic codes in translation, education, arts, and literature, offering inspiring topics for researchers and students.
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Vagueness as a Political Strategy
Weasel Words in Security Council Resolutions Relating to the Second Gulf War
Did vague UN resolutions lead to the Second Gulf War? This book offers a linguistic analysis of how strategic vagueness in Security Council texts allowed the US to interpret them as an authorization for war, and asks if this is a deliberate political strategy.
Did vague UN resolutions lead to the Second Gulf War? This book offers a linguistic analysis of how strategic vagueness in Security Council texts allowed the US to interpret them as an authorization for war, and asks if this is a deliberate political strategy.
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This book presents a collection of papers on syntactic and semantic aspects of temporal expression. Renowned researchers present cutting-edge research on topics from the nature of time to tense-aspect structures, a valuable contribution for any syntactician or semanticist.
This book presents a collection of papers on syntactic and semantic aspects of temporal expression. Renowned researchers present cutting-edge research on topics from the nature of time to tense-aspect structures, a valuable contribution for any syntactician or semanticist.
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Adventuring in the Englishes
Language and Literature in a Postcolonial Globalized World
International scholars and writers offer unique perspectives on the ways English language and literature are changing in a postcolonial world. Flavored with personal experience, their investigations reveal a process of adoption, adaptation, and reinvention.
International scholars and writers offer unique perspectives on the ways English language and literature are changing in a postcolonial world. Flavored with personal experience, their investigations reveal a process of adoption, adaptation, and reinvention.
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Simplification, Explicitation and Normalization
Corpus-Based Research into English to Italian Translations of Children's Classics
This study tests for proposed "universal features" of translation, like simplification and explicitation, in a corpus of Italian children's books. The results show they do not prevail, suggesting cultural and social conditions determine translation choices.
This study tests for proposed “universal features” of translation, like simplification and explicitation, in a corpus of Italian children’s books. The results show they do not prevail, suggesting cultural and social conditions determine translation choices.
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Critical Cultural Awareness
Managing Stereotypes through Intercultural (Language) Education
This book promotes understanding of stereotypes and suggests ways teachers can manage them by developing students' critical cultural awareness. It provides a firm platform for the practical application of knowledge and skills when managing stereotypes in the classroom.
This book promotes understanding of stereotypes and suggests ways teachers can manage them by developing students’ critical cultural awareness. It provides a firm platform for the practical application of knowledge and skills when managing stereotypes in the classroom.
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American English(es)
Linguistic and Socio-cultural Perspectives
American English is plural, shaped by diverse ethnic groups. Using multiple points of view, this book tackles key language debates: minority vs hegemonic varieties, the Spanish vs English controversy, and the increasing exposure of slang in public contexts.
American English is plural, shaped by diverse ethnic groups. Using multiple points of view, this book tackles key language debates: minority vs hegemonic varieties, the Spanish vs English controversy, and the increasing exposure of slang in public contexts.
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The Dancer and the Dance
Essays in Translation Studies
This collection of essays is the product of theory integrated with practice. Thirteen experts unravel the mystery of translation—"the most complex type of event yet produced"—tracing hitherto undiscovered patterns in its vast, mysterious tapestry.
This collection of essays is the product of theory integrated with practice. Thirteen experts unravel the mystery of translation—”the most complex type of event yet produced”—tracing hitherto undiscovered patterns in its vast, mysterious tapestry.
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Change of Object Expression in the History of French
Verbs of Helping and Hindering
This study explains why the object of certain French verbs shifted from indirect to direct in the 15th-16th century. It argues a change in the prepositional system drove the shift, linking it to other major grammatical changes of the period.
This study explains why the object of certain French verbs shifted from indirect to direct in the 15th-16th century. It argues a change in the prepositional system drove the shift, linking it to other major grammatical changes of the period.
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While Searle’s theory of social reality shapes the debate, it faces sharp criticism. This book approaches the issue from another angle, retracing the concept's origins to move beyond language-based analysis and debate the very nature of reality.
While Searle’s theory of social reality shapes the debate, it faces sharp criticism. This book approaches the issue from another angle, retracing the concept’s origins to move beyond language-based analysis and debate the very nature of reality.
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